Team – VKC Professionals

At VKC & Associates our team comprising of professional experts, strives to give you the best advice that takes care of the current situation. Our team with their expertise and in depth knowledge in all areas helps the client in understanding their business potential and values underlying it,by identifying the right opportunity or business partner available globally and locally, to take the maximum advantage for maximum growth.

Core Team

CS Vineet Chaudhary is a Practicing Company Secretary and Managing Partner of VKC & Associates, Company Secretaries and has an integrated and well-knit set up of a practicing firm of Company Secretaries. He has a wide network of professionals in the Country. He is popularly known as ‘VKC’ in the corporate law professionals’ fraternity.

Over two decades of rich experience, he has led several significant assignments, providing both hands-on legal advice as well as overall strategic inputs. Mr. Chaudhary has extensive experience in a wide range of practice areas including Corporate Commercial& Financial Transactions, Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Liquidation Process practice &Advisory under IBC, 2016, Foreign Direct Investment, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory , Comprehensive Legal & Secretarial Auditors , Corporate Law Advisory ranging from Approvals & Appearance Services in the scrutiny, inspection & investigations to Composition of the offences under the various corporate legislations, Corporate Governance Advisory and Management Services to business entities.

He is thorough Professional with highest degree of integrity and is a resource person for the implementation of various ease of doing businesses in India initiatives of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. His skill sets of opining in issues surrounded under discussions is what sets him apart.

He has been a Central Council member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (“the ICSI”) for two terms (2015-2019) &(2019-2023). During his tenure he wasthe Chairman of Corporate Laws and Governance Committee, PCS Committee and the Auditing Standards Board constituted by the ICSI. He is also an esteemed member of other functional committees of the ICSI, ICAI and industry chambers and Quality Review Board of ICSI. He is a frequent speaker and presenter on Companies Act and IBC at national conferences and seminars organized by various professional Institutions & bodies.

He is a man of substance and hard work. Believes in team spirit and wears passion and compassion with no compromise.

Mr. Mohit K. Dixit is a Practicing Company Secretary and Partner of M/s. VKC & Associates and has an integrated and well-knit set up of a practicing firm of Company Secretaries. Mr. Dixit has been the lead on almost all kinds of professional services rendered by the VKC for both public, private, listed and foreign multinational companies. In addition to compliance management, He also possesses excellent financial jargon and handles financial matters of VKC & Associates.

He has led several significant assignments, providing both hands-on legal advice as well as overall strategic inputs. Mr. Dixit has extensive experience in a wide range of practice areas including Corporate Commercial Transactions, Foreign Direct Investment, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Secretarial Audit, Corporate Law Advisory, Applications and Approvals under various corporate laws, Compounding Applications under the various corporate legislations, Corporate Governance Advisory and other allied laws applicable to business entities.

As an Independent Professional, he is a resource person for implementation of various E-Governance Initiatives of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India and has acted as Scrutinizer & Technical Facilitator for some of the leading corporate houses opting for electronic voting for their stakeholders. His skill sets of opining in issues surrounded under discussions, is what sets him apart.A man of substance and hard work. Believes in team spirit and wears passion and compassion with no compromise.

Mr. Ishan is young and dynamic Partner of VKC. He also the youngest partner in the history of the Firm. He is one of the dexterous and energetic professional. His association with VKC is long and prior to joining VKC as Associate, He was intern with V.K Chaudhary and Co. Company Secretary and played instrumental role in carrying Secretarial audit and due diligence of various Flagship Companies operating in various Sectors.He is also Certified CSR Professional accredited by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (“ICSI) and Member of Institute of Internal Auditor of India (“IIA’) . He is also a law graduate.

Expertise of Mr. Ishan lies in Secretarial Audit for Listed Companies Operating in Various Sectors and Due Diligence for Banks, Acquisitions and infusion of Capital .

He also leads Merger and acquisition portfolio for the firm. He also plays instrumental role in Corporate Advisory and Corporate Governance Services rendered by VKC. He is responsible for providing services to our retainer clients including foreign exchange compliances under FEMA.

He is also a member of Expert Group on Auditing Standards constituted by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (2021-22)

Mr. Ishan is affluent in Secretarial Works and Independently handles further Issue of Capital, Setting up of Business, Change of Name and Registered office of the Company, Stamping of Shares Certificate, Preparation of various documents and forms for fillings with various regulators application for obtaining/altering Import Export Code and Preparation of various reply letters to ROC.

Ms. Shweta Chadha is Senior Associate of the Firm and looks after Firm’s General Corporate Practice and Regulatory Compliances.

She has immense knowledge and over 1.5 years of experience in diversified Secretarial matters, Due diligence, Incorporation of various entities, FEMA & NBFC Compliances and Drafting and vetting of various Legal Opinions. She has worked on various Transactions and her vast experience includes drafting and reviewing of Transactional and other agreements including Term Sheet, Joint Venture agreements, Shareholders agreements, Share Purchase agreements, Partnership agreement, etc. She is also handling various Retainer Clients including MNCs independently.

In addition to the compliances under the Companies Act with specific impetus on Secretarial Compliance Report, XBRL Filing, Secretarial Audit and Funding, she is also ensuring the Compliances related to SEBI, Stock Exchanges and regulations issued by the NSDL, CDS Land NS Eapart from day to day procedural Compliances and working on Management Information System (MIS)Reporting. She is also involved in liaisoning with various Regulatory Authorities and Statutory Bodies.

Ms. Shweta started her career with VKC & Associates a Management Trainee and considering her sincerity, passion, dedication and enthusiasm towards the work & profession, she is elevated as Association 2019.

Ms. Shweta is an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Master of Commerce& has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Delhi. (LL.B. pursuing)

Mr. Akshay Gupta is an Associate Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from University of Delhi and pursuing M. Com and LL.B. from a renowned college.

He oversees various Corporate Secretarial Compliances, Listed Company’s Compliances and other regulatory affairs in the Firm.

He handles diversified Secretarial matters in the Firm. His Corporate Law experience includes corporate governance, incorporation of entities, undertaking due diligence. He has independently handled various retainer MNCs.

He is well versed with the drafting of Secretarial documentation, XBRL filing, other regulatory filings with ROC, RBI compliances, obtaining LEI code, FEMA compliances, Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit, etc.

Ms. Parul Behl is an Associate Member of VKC & Associates and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from University of Delhi and also holds a LL.B. degree from a renowned college as well.

She oversees various Corporate Secretarial Compliances and other regulatory affairs in the Firm.

She handles diversified Secretarial matters in the Firm. Her Corporate Law experience includes corporate governance, incorporation of entities, undertaking due diligence. She has independently handled various retainer MNCs.

She is well versed with the drafting of Secretarial documentation, XBRL filing, other regulatory filings with ROC, RBI compliances, obtaining LEI code, FEMA compliances, Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit etc

Gaurav looks after corporate and litigation practice. He completed his Law Graduation from Delhi University in the year 2005 and completed Company Secretary course from ICSI in the year 2001.

He has extensive experience of over 15 years, particularly in dealing with matters relating to the corporate laws, legal compliance, large-size corporate transactions, high-stake corporate litigation, shareholders/joint venture disputes, private equity transactions, joint ventures, foreign collaborations, mergers, acquisitions & diversification, financing transactions, drafting and review of commercial and corporate contracts/agreements. He has worked in corporate sector having presence in manufacturing, housing finance, information technology & software development, real estate and telecom sectors.

EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
• MBA (Finance) from IIM Calcutta, India
• FCA (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India -Passed finals with all India 48th Rank)
• FCS (Institute of Company Secretaries of India)
• ACMA (Institute of Cost Accountants of India)
• Graduation in Commerce – 3 YrB.Com (Hons), Calcutta University
• Registered Insolvency Professional (1st in India to crack the Limited Insolvency Examination).

CAREER SUMMARY

• Over 22 years of experience across securities market, financial services in business development and operations management including corporate law consultancy.
• Accomplished in launching and establishing new business and developing their processes and systems.
• Regular speaker on Corporate Laws at Chambers of Commerce & Professional Institutes and contributes articles
on contemporary subjects.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Currently: Founder Partner, SBAC & Associates, Chartered Accountants at Kolkata. The form has 8 partners with branches at Chennai, Jamshedpur, New Delhi & Tinsukia.

Feb 2008 –July 2009: Senior VP, Business Development-Investment Banking, SREI Capital Markets Limited.

July 2005 – January 2008 : Zonal Head- Capital Markets Group, ICICI Bank Limited

February 2005 – June2005 :Head of Eastern India, HDFC Securities Ltd, arm of HDFC Bank
April 1995 – February 2005: Head (Finance, MIS, Compliance), Dalmia Securities Limited, Kolkata

CREDENTIALS UNDER THE INSOLVENCY & BANKRUPTCY LAW

• 1st in India to pass the Limited Insolvency Examination
• Handling large cases as a Registered Insolvency Professional
• Trained over 300 professionals for Limited Insolvency Examination
• Conducted several awareness sessions at various Banks and Professional forums

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Magma ITL Finance Limited

HONORARY POSITIONS

• Secretary, Eastern India Regional Council of The ICAI
• Treasurer, NCLT Kolkata Bar Association
• Executive Committee Member of Views Exchange CA Study Circle, Kolkata
• Former Member of the National Expert Committee on M & A, ASSOCHAM